The WTO After Seattle

The WTO After Seattle
Author: Jeffrey J. Schott
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780881322903

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"The WTO after Seattle", presented by the Institute for International Economics, analyzes the problems and challenges facing the World Trade Organization after the failure of the Seattle trade ministerial in December 1999. The volume presents balanced perspectives on world trade problems by authors from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with recommendations on what needs to be done in key areas to launch new talks.

Seattle and Beyond

Seattle and Beyond
Author: Patrick Grady
Publisher: Global Economics Ltd.
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780968621004

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The Millennium Round of multilateral negotiations was launched at the well-publicized third World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Seattle in December. Seattle & Beyond: The WTO Millennium Round is the ultimate guide to the many difficult & controversial issues that will arise during the planned three-year negotiations. Seattle & Beyond contains 15 chapters providing an in-depth look at the topics of E-commerce, agriculture, opening markets, competition policy, integrating labor standards, settling disputes, & much more. "This is a very useful summary & analysis of the major issues before the World Trade Organization, & deserves to be widely read." --Michael Moore, Director-General, World Trade Organization.

The World Trading System

The World Trading System
Author: Jeffrey J. Schott
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780881322354

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Comprises a collection of papers and comments which discuss challenges confronting the World Trade Organization (WTO). Analyses the implementation of WTO agreements and unfinished business from the Uruguay Round, the impact of proliferating regionalism, the desirability of expending the WTO agenda to "new" issues, and institutional issues such as WTO accession and linkages with other international institutions.

Efficiency, Equity, and Legitimacy

Efficiency, Equity, and Legitimacy
Author: Roger B. Porter
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2001
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780815771630

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Despite its widely acknowledged contribution to global prosperity over the past half century, the movement toward further liberalization has increasingly been challenged. This collection of essays examine several key issues at the heart of the debate over the multilateral trading system.

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization
Author: Craig VanGrasstek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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The History and Future of the World Trade Organization is a comprehensive account of the economic, political and legal issues surrounding the creation of the WTO and its evolution. Fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photos dating back to the early days of trade negotiations, the publication reviews the WTO's achievements as well as the challenges faced by the organisation, and identifies the key questions that WTO members need to address in the future. The book describes the intellectual roots of the trading system, membership of the WTO and the growth of the Geneva trade community, trade negotiations and the development of coalitions among the membership, and the WTO's relations with other international organisations and civil society. Also covered are the organisation's robust dispute settlement rules, the launch and evolution of the Doha Round, the rise of regional trade agreements, and the leadership and management of the WTO.

After Doha: The Changing Attitude and Ideas of the New WTO Round

After Doha: The Changing Attitude and Ideas of the New WTO Round
Author: Terence Stewart
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2021-11-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9004479775

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In a significant move to further the purpose of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a decision was reached at the Ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar, to launch a new round of trade negotiations. Coming more than seven years after the Uruguay Round, the new round with a much heavier emphasis on issues of interest to developing nations and will include various modifications to existing WTO agreements in the name of addressing "implementation" issues. The launch of the new round is heralded by many as significant considering the current state of world affairs and the WTO’s need to establish credibility after the Seattle debacle. This volume identifies the major elements of the upcoming negotiations and reviews the major decisions taken in Doha. Extensive appendices provide primary source documentation of Ministerial Declarations and Implementation Decisions. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Five Days That Shook the World

Five Days That Shook the World
Author: Alexander Cockburn
Publisher: Verso
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2000-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781859847794

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This work is an account of the most intense popular uprising since the protests against the Vietnam War, exploring the convergence and victory of trade unionists, environmentalists, human rights advocates and farmers over the WTO in Seattle.